This 125-year-old Swedish town has relocated, buildings and all
“Kiruna is on the move,” says Carlos Mínguez Carrasco, curator of the new exhibition Kiruna Forever. Kiruna, a 125-year-old Swedish town that sprouted around the iron mine of the same name, started an official relocation process in 2018 after decades of discussion…
Interview: Exploring Concrete Admixtures with Kryton’s Technical Experts
Whether you’re an architect, engineer, or contractor, you’ve likely had to take some time to consider one of the most common building materials out there: concrete. In fact, according to Architect Magazine, it’s the “second-most consumed substance after water.” And there are many reasons…
Guy builds a modern castle out of shipping containers
Everyone has a dream house of their own, whether it be a small and cozy bungalow or a three-story mansion in the French countryside, all mancaves differ greatly. Andrew Camarata built his dream house by stacking shipping containers on top of one another for months,…
Weekly Round Up – May 23, 2020
Notable news this week includes a 102-year-old steam engine that was deployed for winching duties at a UK quarry. Another is a Nunavik village with no cases of COVID-19 not quite ready to welcome construction workers. I want to give a…
Construction company offers free App to control COVID-19
As the construction industry reopens in California and across the United States, BuildCenter, a software spinoff from COBE Construction, Inc., is offering a free health screening tool and attendance log. The app helps all construction companies meet critical mandates set by many county health agencies.…
Bird Construction awarded two new projects
Bird Construction Inc. (“Bird”) announced today that it has been awarded two new projects. The first is a construction management services contract for 185 Enfield Place Project in Mississauga, Ontario for approximately $107 million for GWL Realty Advisors (“GWLRA”). The second is a stipulated sum…
Zoomlion produces the world’s first pure electric truck crane
The world’s first pure electric-powered truck crane “ZTC250N-EV”, developed and produced by Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Zoomlion), was rolled off the production line at Zoomlion’s Quantang Industrial Park in Changsha on May 7. “We have partnered with the world’s leading…